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Item title reads - A year in our time.

Retrospective of 1965.

Various shots of Winston Churchill's coffin. L/S people queuing outside Westminster Hall, various shots as they file past coffin. High angle shot London. Various shots as coffin is pulled on gun carriage. M/S St. Paul's cathedral. Various shots as the coffin is carried into the cathedral followed by Churchill's family. Various shots of the Blue Nile and Tississat Falls. Various shots of Queen Elizabeth II and Haile Selassie walking along on her visit to Africa. M/S Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Various shots of them. C/U lion. Various shots of footballer Stanley Matthews who retired that year. Various shots of Stanley Matthews in dressing room with players including Puskas, Di Stefano, Johnny Haynes and Jimmy Greaves. Various shots as he looks out over Stoke's football ground holding his boots.

L/S crowds at Cup Final 1965, Leeds versus Liverpool. Various shots of the match. Slow motion M/S as Ian St. John scores winning goal. L/S crowds cheering. M/S as Ron Yeats receives Cup from Queen and holds it up. M/S Liverpool fans waving. M/S as team hold Cup up. C/U Derby Cup. Various shots of the horse race at Epsom Derby. Various shots of people sailing their yachts at Cowes Regatta. Various shots of the Cruachan dam and power station. M/S Queen under umbrella as she walks along to open it. Various shots machine hall. M/S Queen turning power on. M/S river. M/S VC.10 flying, M/S pilot Sir Giles Guthrie, Chairman of BOAC. M/S stewardess serving drinks, looking out from window as they approach Boston, M/S as it comes in to land. M/S Guard watching. M/S of the plane. Various shots of the BOAC 111. Various shots of the new Mini car, M/S woman opening door to show inside. M/S new Rolls Royce. M/S old car. C/U driver. M/S Pathe cameraman Ken Gordon filming rally. Various shots of old cars. Various shots showing Ed White walking in space.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.